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TIL That Since the Island of Bermuda Does not Have any Fresh-Water, all of the Houses Have to Collect Water From Rainfall With Their Specially Designed Roofs.

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RJWj TIL In an effort to curb congestion and carbon emissions in Singapore, normal cars have huge taxes and duties; A Toyota Prius costs $154,000 USD, A BMW 6 series coupe costs $$330,000
rNEx TIL that Jewel (the singer) almost died and was homeless because she didn’t have medical insurance. The only thing that saved her was a generous doctor.
GYee7 TIL Only 220,000 Paraguayans survived the 1870 Paraguayan War, of which 28,000 were male. In other words, the male population of Paraguay post-war was only 13%.
8apKX TIL a SwissAir flight was recording a documentary when an engine failed. The film crew was able to capture the calm and cool of the pilots while they turned the engine off, informed passengers, dumped fuel, ate chocolate and took a coffee break.
978G TIL archeologists in Bulgaria uncovered a grave of a 13th century staked “vampire”. At the time of the man’s death, vampires were perceived as a real threat in many Eastern European communities.